"Oh please, it is fine," Eliana replied, waving a hand as if the inconvenience meant nothing. "I am grateful to even get this opportunity. My husband and I have prayed for something like this for so long. We love event decoration, but our business has been stagnant for three years. You know how saturated this field is. Without money and connections, you are nothing. Sadly, we have none so, we were sidelined and had started entertaining thoughts of closing it down only for us to get a chance from a company as big as the Blackthorn Tower! This is a huge miracle for us, dear. A blessing!”
Ariana bit the inside of her cheek, feeling touched. She had expected maybe annoyance or confusion. Maybe even slight irritation at the crazy request. But, the gratitude and excitement she saw certainly was
